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Matimba Coalition Male Lineage

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Goodness knows what happened to these boys, but it appears that the Mbiri males have been involved in a pretty rough fight with some other lions! Although both appear okay, the bite and scratch marks tell of a vicious battle. At first is suspected they may merely have gotten stuck into one another, but the wounds seem excessive, even for them. We have not seen or heard any other male lions in the area, so perhaps the skirmish took place beyond our borders...time will tell if this threat persists for the Mbiri males at Tanda Tula


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(01-10-2019, 05:45 AM)vinodkumarn Wrote: Credits: Chad cocking

Goodness knows what happened to these boys, but it appears that the Mbiri males have been involved in a pretty rough fight with some other lions! Although both appear okay, the bite and scratch marks tell of a vicious battle. At first is suspected they may merely have gotten stuck into one another, but the wounds seem excessive, even for them. We have not seen or heard any other male lions in the area, so perhaps the skirmish took place beyond our borders...time will tell if this threat persists for the Mbiri males at Tanda Tula


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From the Timbavti thread, may have run into the Orpen males
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NCAT33 Wrote:
vinodkumarn Wrote:Credits: Chad cocking

Goodness knows what happened to these boys, but it appears that the Mbiri males have been involved in a pretty rough fight with some other lions! Although both appear okay, the bite and scratch marks tell of a vicious battle. At first is suspected they may merely have gotten stuck into one another, but the wounds seem excessive, even for them. We have not seen or heard any other male lions in the area, so perhaps the skirmish took place beyond our borders...time will tell if this threat persists for the Mbiri males at Tanda Tula


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From the Timbavti thread, may have run into the Orpen males
Orpen males are near the Mbiri pride in the Manyeleti. Not sure about the distance , but I think they are quite the distance from their natal pride.
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@peterporker I was wrong, they were referring to the natal pride. thanks for catching that.
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"A flippin nightmarish snare from one of two dominant males in the M'biri coalition"

PC: David Joseph Laileu
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"Ex young Nkuhuma Male" "Junior",  Now one of the two Orpen males, son of the Matimba males. Photo by Bob Jacobs - Taken in the Manyeleti in June 2019. Handsome guy, and he seriously looks like one of the Matimba males in their good times. 

   
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From Kambaku lodges:
The Ross Females can only look on in dismay as the Mbiri Males lay claim to their buffalo kill. Shortly after these pictures were taken, the Mbiri males went on the offensive and had the two ladies running for their lives. ???

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Mbiris are not taking foot off the gas at all :) Always looking for new pride to take control of :)
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(07-12-2019, 09:50 PM)Potato Wrote: From Kambaku lodges:
The Ross Females can only look on in dismay as the Mbiri Males lay claim to their buffalo kill. Shortly after these pictures were taken, the Mbiri males went on the offensive and had the two ladies running for their lives. ???

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Mbiris are not taking foot off the gas at all :) Always looking for new pride to take control of :)

Who is the dominant male for the Ross pride?
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Not sure if it is Black Dam male or pride is vacated. Mbiris are not taking foot off the gas at all and still looking more more prides to take control of.
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Mbiris in September 2016

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Btw, Southern Avocas from very same raport for compare for people saying that Mbriris and SA are at the same age.

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(07-12-2019, 09:50 PM)Potato Wrote: From Kambaku lodges:
The Ross Females can only look on in dismay as the Mbiri Males lay claim to their buffalo kill. Shortly after these pictures were taken, the Mbiri males went on the offensive and had the two ladies running for their lives. ???

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Mbiris are not taking foot off the gas at all :) Always looking for new pride to take control of :)

To answer my own earlier question: it seems as if the Mbiri's did have cubs with the Ross pride (probably their very first set of cubs.) Not sure what became of those cubs, but since the Mbiri's have been operating in that area, I would assume the pride didn't have any males. I hope their presence doesn't draw in the Mayambula's who are a bigger pride and the Ross don't suffer the same fate as the Zebenine lionesses.
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For females distance between Ross pride and Zebenine is really huge and it seem imposible any run in between them. Males are covering much larger arenas (especially Mbiris which are know for their activity) and still it is just single run in as Mbiris are not used to wander so far west (at least untill now).
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From Male Lions of Sabi Sand and Kruger Park FB page:

One of the Mbiri males. 

Posted:- 15 July 2019
Image By:- L.S Photography
Credit:- Tanda Tula

   
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One of the Orpen males, former young Nkuhuma male lion, junior. 

Posted today in Tintswalo Safari Lodge Fb page:

   
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